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Myoepithelial Carcinoma Arising in a Plasmacytoid Myoepithelioma of the Parotid Gland Synchronized with Melanoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Authors :
Edgar Varela-Santoyo
Rita Dorantes-Heredia
Andres Macari-Jorge
Hector Hugo Buerba-Vieregge
Pamela Denisse Soberanis-Piña
Jerónimo Rafael Rodriguez-Cid
Ricardo Fernández-Ferreira
Source :
Case Reports in Oncology, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 173-183 (2021), Case Reports in Oncology
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Karger Publishers, 2021.

Abstract

Myoepithelial carcinoma, also known as malignant myoepithelioma, is considered an extremely rare (0.45–1%) malignant salivary gland neoplasm. Approximately 100 cases have been reported in the English-language literature on myoepithelial carcinoma. The majority of the myoepitheliomas described in the literature have been benign, and the malignant counterpart is considered rare (

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
16626575
Volume :
14
Issue :
1
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Case Reports in Oncology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....ae6f76a94d1c44a1453ba7837dbb8750